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<p>The Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company&nbsp;is seeking &ldquo;expressions of interest&rdquo; from firms&nbsp;to provide and operate a permanent berth in the harbour in south Dublin.</p>

<p>&ldquo;We want to see what interest there might be in parking a cruise ship at the Carlyle Pier and operating it as a hotel,&rdquo; said harbour company spokeswoman Carolyn Hanaphy as reported by <a href="http://www.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-news/meet-you-at-the-flotel-ireland-could-soon-have-its-own-floating-hotel-34883271.html">independent.ie.</a></p>

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<p>&ldquo;There is a huge shortage of hotel accommodation in the Dublin region and the harbour is only 20 minutes from the city centre,&rdquo; she said</p>
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<p>Floating hotels or &#39;flotels&#39; have become increasingly popular with examples throughout the world.&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"><strong>Boatel, Australia</strong></span></span></p>

<p><a href="http://www.dreamboatel.com.au/" target="_blank">Boatel</a> is moored at Renmark in the heart of South Australia. Renmark is within an hour of the Mildura Airport and&nbsp;<br />
2.5 hours from the Adelaide Airport via the beautiful Barossa Valley. It is more like a private cruise ship than a hotel but provides incredible luxury while you explore south Australia.</p>

<p><img alt="Boatel on the river" src="http://www.dreamboatel.com.au/images/OnRiver.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 453px;" /></p>

<p style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>Bota Bota, Floating Spa, Canada</strong></span></span></p>

<p style="line-height: 20.8px;"><a href="http://www.dreamboatel.com.au/" target="_blank">B</a><a href="http://botabota.ca/en/" target="_blank">ota Bota&nbsp;</a>is &nbsp;a uxury spa for residents and visitors of old Quebec in Canada. Although they team up with local hotels for overnight accomodation you can be pampered all day with body treatments, manicures and a luxury restaurant.</p>

<p style="line-height: 20.8px;"><img alt="" src="http://botabota.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Spa-vieux-port-de-montreal-histoire.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 333px;" /></p>

<p style="line-height: 20.8px;"><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">River Kwai Jungle Raft, Thailand</span></span></strong></p>

<p style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span style="line-height: 20.8px;"><a href="https://www.riverkwaijunglerafts.com/" target="_blank">The River Kwai Jungle Raft&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;is a holiday destination in itself. Floating on&nbsp;the water&nbsp;of the River Kwai in the Thai jungle, it is only accessible only by boat.&nbsp;The collection of thatched roof buildings provide comfortable accomadtion and fun&nbsp;activities on the river.</span></p>

<p style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span style="line-height: 20.8px;"><img alt="River Kwai Raft Hotel" src="https://www.riverkwaijunglerafts.com/kanchanaburi_hotels/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/JR-Overview-01.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 400px;" /></span></p>

<p style="line-height: 20.8px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Aqua Amazon, Amazon</span></span></strong></p>

<p style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span style="line-height: 20.8px;"><a href="http://www.aquaexpeditions.com/" target="_blank">The Aqua Amazon Hotel</a>&nbsp;is a&nbsp;cruiseship that sails&nbsp;on a stretch of the Amazon and was so popular the company now operated two boats on the river and another in Vietnam.</span></p>

<p style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span style="line-height: 20.8px;"><img alt="Aqua Amazon on the river" src="http://www.aquaexpeditions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/New-08-2015-Aqua-Amazon-Exterior-View-crop.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 364px;" /></span></p>

<p style="line-height: 20.8px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Salt &amp; Sill Barge, Sweden</span></span></strong></p>

<p style="line-height: 20.8px;"><span style="line-height: 20.8px;"><a href="http://www.aquaexpeditions.com/" target="_blank">T</a><a href="http://www.saltosill.se/home__1033" target="_blank">he Salt &amp; Sill Barge</a>&nbsp;was originally just a restaurant but is now also a&nbsp;hotel with 46 beds and meeting rooms. They even built</span><span style="line-height: 20.8px;">&nbsp;their own shellfish and lobster reef outside the hotel.</span></p>

<p style="line-height: 20.8px;"><img alt="Salt &amp; Sill Barge" src="http://www.saltosill.se/imaging/bildspel_sidhuvud/mmfc1419-2_med_hav.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 204px;" /></p>
